The portfolio expansion is the result of the IXYS acquisition and the latest additions to the SiC metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) and diode product line from Monolith. This year’s conference activities also include a panel discussion, in-booth demonstrations, and industry session presentations.

A broader power semiconductor portfolio

Littelfuse and IXYS are making their first joint public appearance at APEC to talk about plans to market what has now become one of the industry’s broadest power semiconductor product portfolios, it is reckoned. The IXYS acquisition adds new technologies for the manufacturing of power modules, high-temperature/low-loss discretes, medium- and high-power thyristors, fast recovery diodes and rectifiers, industrial IGBTs, MOSFETs, driver and control ICs, and optical and solid-state relays. These complement existing Littelfuse technologies, which include low-power thyristors, ignition IGBTs, and SiC Schottky diodes and MOSFETs. The IXYS acquisition significantly broadens the Littelfuse power semiconductor portfolio and power electronics applications expertise, and allows serving the full range of power semiconductor needs.

“During the last few years, IXYS and Littelfuse have been expanding their product platforms to pursue many of the same markets,” says Corey Deyalsingh, director, Power Semiconductors at Littelfuse. “The IXYS acquisition gives Littelfuse customers a single source for power semiconductors, so no matter what the application is, Littelfuse can support it with the delivery and application support customers need on a global scale,” he adds. “The product technology reach means we can offer customers unbiased advice on the best solutions for their applications. Together, we provide power electronics design engineers the advanced application expertise they need to innovate at the very highest levels while complying with changing global standards.”

Littelfuse is sponsoring an expert panel discussion on 6 March (1:30-2pm in Room 214B) on ‘The Path to Predictable, High-Volume, High-Yield Manufacturing of SiC Devices’, describing making the transition from 3-inch and 4-inch SiC wafers to 6-inch SiC wafers and developing design and process techniques that are compatible with processes in a silicon CMOS fab. Speakers include Monolith’s CEO Sujit Banerjee, Andy Wilson, business unit manager at X-FAB SiC Foundry, and Vladimir Blasko, senior fellow at United Technologies Research Center.

Industry session presentations

During the conference, Monolith will give three industry session presentations:

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